We're often led to believe that if something is good, a lot more of it will be that much better. Nowhere is this mindset more prevalent than in the world of fitness, especially when you consider the popularity of things like the #NoDaysOff movement. For proof of the lengths to which we will go to show how hardcore we are, spend 30-60 seconds scrolling through your Instagram feed and see how many posts are touting "epic" workouts lasting hours on end. The problem with that thinking is that the length of a workout is not the sole indication of its...

Sugar is obviously evil, right? With all of the media focus on the dangers of sugar and other anti-sugar propaganda out there, one has to assume that it's true: sugar is the devil. Social media is in general an awesome new tool for the transmission of information, but the ability to mass distribute opinions, anecdotes and snippets of unfounded information -and misinformation- can also be a problem. Information can be spread rapidly and consumed en masse and is often oversimplified – failing to expand on exceptions to blanket statements. In nutrition particularly, there are almost always exceptions to any rule...

You woke up four hours before you had to get to work. You hit your fitness routine fast and hard—cranking out set after set of lifts, or maybe churning around the track in a nasty high-intensity interval workout. You cooled down, cleaned up, and crushed your workday. But when you got home to your (presumably foxy) significant other? Nothing. And despite your obvious attraction, there was…not much. No spark, no energy, nothing but the overwhelming desire to sleep. Sound familiar? A new study is offering a clue why—and your workout may be to blame. Does training hard make you soft?...

These are the downsides of losing too fast: You are likely to lose muscle You are likely to burn out psychologically before the cut is finished, increasing chances of binge eating and other compulsive eating behaviors You are likely to regain the lost weight You will feel less self-efficacious, making you less likely to run a successful cut later The first being quite problematic! These are the downsides to losing muscle*: Decreased metabolism Increased possibility of weight regain as fat, leading to higher body fat percentage than you started with at the same start weight Increased likelihood of injury Increased...

It's not time in the gym but time spent on focused training that sparks the greatest gains.

Muscles should have form and perform! If you want to look like Hercules and wrestle like him, this article is for you. Here are 10 pillars for building Herculean strength, straight from Olympus.